VMI Keydets basketball, 1980–1989

The VMI Keydets basketball teams represented the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The program began in 1908, and played their games out of Cormack Field House until 1981, when the construction of Cameron Hall was completed. The Keydets were members of the Southern Conference. Their primary rival is The Citadel.

1979–80
1979–80 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–16 (6–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCormack Field House
1979–80 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Furman †14–1 .93323–7  .767
Marshall10–6 .62517–12  .586
Western Carolina9–7 .56317–10  .630
East Tennessee State8–7 .53315–13  .536
Chattanooga7–9 .43813–14  .481
Appalachian State6–10 .37512–16  .429
The Citadel6–10 .37514–13  .519
VMI6–10 .37511–16  .407
Davidson4–11 .2678–18  .308
† 1980 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1980
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
no, no 		Lebanon W 43–33  1–0
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
December 3
no, no 		Davidson L 73–74  1–1
(0–1)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
December 6*
no, no 		Bluefield W 99–66  2–1
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
December 8
no, no 		at Appalachian State L 57–66  2–2
(0–2)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
December 10
no, no 		at Chattanooga W 56–55  3–2
(1–2)		 Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, TN
December 12*
no, no 		Concord W 101–80  4–2
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
December 15
no, no 		Marshall L 58–60  4–3
(1–3)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 5*
no, no 		at Cleveland State L 82–102  4–4
 Woodling Gym 
Cleveland, OH
January 7
no, no 		at Davidson W 70–69 OT 5–4
(2–3)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
January 10
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 65–97  5–5
(2–4)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 12
no, no 		at Marshall W 75–63  6–5
(3–4)		 Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
January 16*
no, no 		Baptist College W 102–82  7–5
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 18*
no, no 		UVA–Wise L 76–87  7–6
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 21
no, no 		at Western Carolina W 72–71  8–6
(4–4)		  
Cullowhee, NC
January 24*
no, no 		George Mason W 95–81  9–6
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 26
no, no 		Furman L 67–84  9–7
(4–5)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 28
no, no 		The Citadel W 72–71  10–7
(5–5)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 30*
no, no 		Baltimore L 60–71  10–8
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 2*
no, no 		at Richmond L 92–104  10–9
 Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
February 4
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 78–89  10–10
(5–6)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 7*
no, no 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 71–78  10–11
  
Hackensack, NJ
February 9
no, no 		Chattanooga L 55–59  10–12
(5–7)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 11
no, no 		Western Carolina W 78–73  11–12
(6–7)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 14
no, no 		Appalachian State L 49–55  11–13
(6–8)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 16
no, no 		at The Citadel L 77–79  11–14
(6–9)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
February 18
no, no 		at Furman L 75–107  11–15
(6–10)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
1980 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 23
no, no 		vs. Furman L 75–87  11–16
 Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1980–81
1980–81 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–23 (3–13 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCormack Field House
1980–81 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga †11–5 .68821–9  .700
Davidson11–5 .68813–14  .481
Appalachian State11–5 .68820–9  .690
East Tennessee State9–7 .56313–14  .481
Western Carolina9–7 .56318–10  .643
Furman8–8 .50011–16  .407
Marshall8–8 .50018–10  .643
VMI3–13 .1884–23  .148
The Citadel2–14 .1259–17  .346
† 1981 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1981
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
no, no 		at UCLA L 61–99  0–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 29*
no, no 		at UC Irvine L 96–125  0–2
 Crawford Hall 
Irvine, CA
December 3
no, no 		Furman L 82–87 OT 0–3
(0–1)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
December 6
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 53–63  0–4
(0–2)		 Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, TN
December 9*
no, no 		Navy L 61–71  0–5
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
December 12*
no, no 		at Louisiana–Lafayette
Bayou Classic		 L 52–80  0–6
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, LA
December 13*
no, no 		vs. Western Michigan
Bayou Classic		 L 68–89  0–7
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, LA
January 3
no, no 		Marshall L 81–99  0–8
(0–3)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 7
no, no 		at East Tennessee State W 43–42  1–8
(1–3)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 10
no, no 		at Furman L 63–75  1–9
(1–4)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
January 12
no, no 		at The Citadel W 58–49  2–9
(2–4)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
January 14*
no, no 		at Baptist College W 57–44  3–9
 CSU Field House 
North Charleston, SC
January 17
no, no 		at Appalachian State L 68–78  3–10
(2–5)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
January 19
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 67–68  3–11
(2–6)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 21
no, no 		at Davidson L 63–79  3–12
(2–7)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
January 24*
no, no 		at Baltimore L 41–46  3–13
 Campus Recreation and Wellness 
Baltimore, MD
January 26
no, no 		Marshall L 53–63  3–14
(2–8)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 29*
no, no 		Richmond L 73–79  3–15
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
January 31
no, no 		Western Carolina L 71–86  3–16
(2–9)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 2
no, no 		The Citadel W 65–62  4–16
(3–9)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 4*
no, no 		vs. William & Mary L 63–75  4–17
 Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, VA
February 7
no, no 		at Western Carolina L 75–91  4–18
(3–10)		  
Cullowhee, NC
February 9
no, no 		Appalachian State L 51–70  4–19
(3–11)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 11
no, no 		Davidson L 82–95  4–20
(3–12)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 16
no, no 		Chattanooga L 68–90  4–21
(3–13)		 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
February 19*
no, no 		vs. Campbell L 65–89  4–22
  
Raleigh, NC
1981 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 28
no, no 		vs. Chattanooga L 63–89  4–23
 Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1981–82

This was the first year in which the Keydets played in newly built Cameron Hall, which replaced aging Cormack Field House. Cameron Hall, with a capacity of 5,029, continues to serve as VMI's home today.

1981–82 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–25 (1–15 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1981–82 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga †15–1 .93827–4  .871
Western Carolina11–5 .68819–8  .704
Davidson9–7 .56314–15  .483
East Tennessee State8–8 .50013–15  .464
Marshall8–8 .50016–11  .593
Furman7–9 .43811–16  .407
The Citadel7–9 .43814–14  .500
Appalachian State6–10 .37511–15  .423
VMI1–15 .0631–25  .038
† 1982 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1982
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 27*
no, no 		at Navy L 37–63  0–1
 Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
December 2*
no, no 		at William & Mary L 57–84  0–2
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
December 5*
no, no 		Virginia L 49–76  0–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 8*
no, no 		James Madison L 43–64  0–4
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 9*
no, no 		at Richmond L 48–83  0–5
 Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 4
no, no 		at Marshall L 63–90  0–6
(0–1)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 6*
no, no 		at Maine L 71–81  0–7
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 8*
no, no 		vs. Illinois State
Worcester Co. National Classic		 L 56–74  0–8
 Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 9*
no, no 		vs. Manhattan
Worcester Co. National Classic		 L 75–84  0–9
 Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 13*
no, no 		Old Dominion L 51–88  0–10
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 16
no, no 		Western Carolina L 57–72  0–11
(0–2)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 18
no, no 		The Citadel L 61–72  0–12
(0–3)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 21
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 61–81  0–13
(0–4)		 Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, TN
January 23
no, no 		at Western Carolina L 69–99  0–14
(0–5)		  
Cullowhee, NC
January 25
no, no 		at Davidson L 63–79  0–15
(0–6)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
January 28
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 68–92  0–16
(0–7)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 30
no, no 		Appalachian State W 67–62 OT 1–16
(1–7)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 1
no, no 		at Davidson L 63–79  1–17
(1–8)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
February 4*
no, no 		at Virginia Tech L 76–101  1–18
 Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 6
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 69–104  1–19
(1–9)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 8
no, no 		Chattanooga L 50–80  1–20
(1–10)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 11
no, no 		Marshall L 67–103  1–21
(1–11)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 13
no, no 		at Furman L 80–102  1–22
(1–12)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
February 15
no, no 		at The Citadel L 74–91  1–23
(1–13)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
February 20
no, no 		at Appalachian State L 58–91  1–24
(1–14)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
February 22
no, no 		Furman L 83–92  1–25
(1–15)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1982–83
1982–83 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–25 (1–15 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Chattanooga †15–1 .93826–4  .867
Marshall13–3 .81320–8  .714
East Tennessee State12–4 .75022–9  .710
Western Carolina9–7 .56317–12  .586
Davidson8–8 .50013–15  .464
The Citadel7–9 .43812–16  .429
Furman4–12 .2509–20  .310
Appalachian State3–13 .1886–21  .222
VMI1–15 .0632–25  .074
† 1983 Southern tournament winner
As of April 30, 1983
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
no, no 		at James Madison L 33–58  0–1
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
November 30*
no, no 		Longwood L 49–54  0–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 4*
no, no 		at Virginia L 41–86  0–3
 University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
December 7*
no, no 		at Old Dominion L 45–71  0–4
 ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
December 11*
no, no 		North Carolina Wesleyan L 47–58  0–5
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 13*
no, no 		Emory and Henry W 75–70  1–5
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 3*
no, no 		at South Florida L 76–93  1–6
 USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
January 8
no, no 		at Marshall L 64–95  1–7
(0–1)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 15
no, no 		at Furman L 58–87  1–8
(0–2)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
January 17
no, no 		at The Citadel L 50–57  1–9
(0–3)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
January 22
no, no 		at Davidson L 43–75  1–10
(0–4)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
January 24
no, no 		at Appalachian State L 61–69  1–11
(0–5)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
January 27*
no, no 		Navy L 53–57  1–12
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 29
no, no 		Chattanooga L 68–82  1–13
(0–6)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 31
no, no 		Western Carolina L 55–75  1–14
(0–7)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 3*
no, no 		Richmond L 69–75  1–15
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 5
no, no 		at Western Carolina L 50–64  1–16
(0–8)		  
Cullowhee, NC
February 7
no, no 		Chattanooga L 54–64  1–17
(0–9)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 9
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 63–86  1–18
(0–10)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 14
no, no 		Appalachian State L 61–65  1–19
(0–11)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 16*
no, no 		William & Mary L 65–83  1–20
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 19
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 64–83  1–21
(0–12)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 21
no, no 		Marshall L 91–110  1–22
(0–13)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 23*
no, no 		Virginia Tech L 54–72  1–23
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 26
no, no 		The Citadel W 65–63  2–23
(1–13)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 28
no, no 		Furman L 64–65  2–24
(1–14)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
March 3
no, no 		Davidson L 68–83  2–25
(1–15)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1983–84
1983–84 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–19 (4–12 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall†13–3 .81325–6  .806
Chattanooga12–4 .75024–7  .774
Western Carolina9–7 .56315–13  .536
Appalachian State8–8 .50013–16  .448
The Citadel8–8 .50014–14  .500
Furman7–9 .43812–17  .414
East Tennessee State6–10 .3759–19  .321
Davidson5–11 .3139–19  .321
VMI4–12 .2508–19  .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1984
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
no, no 		Emory and Henry W 75–48  1–0
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
November 30*
no, no 		at Navy L 57–73  1–1
 Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
December 3*
no, no 		Radford L 64–75  1–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 5*
no, no 		Bridgewater W 83–73  2–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 7*
no, no 		Averett W 75–58  3–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 10*
no, no 		Old Dominion L 65–82  3–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 17*
no, no 		at Virginia Tech L 61–122  3–4
 Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 4
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 38–55  3–5
(0–1)		 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 7
no, no 		at East Tennessee State W 62–56  4–5
(1–1)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 9*
no, no 		at Richmond L 58–61  4–6
 Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 11
no, no 		at Marshall L 53–79  4–7
(1–2)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 14
no, no 		at Appalachian State L 54–74  4–8
(1–3)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
January 16
no, no 		Chattanooga L 49–56  4–9
(1–4)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 18*
no, no 		at William & Mary L 55–73  4–10
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 21*
no, no 		at Bucknell L 49–66  4–11
 Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, PA
January 23
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 55–56  4–12
(1–5)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 28
no, no 		at Davidson L 55–62  4–13
(1–6)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
January 30
no, no 		Western Carolina W 68–65 OT 5–13
(2–6)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 4
no, no 		at Western Carolina L 82–86  5–14
(2–7)		  
Cullowhee, NC
February 6
no, no 		at Furman L 58–70  5–15
(2–8)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
February 8
no, no 		at The Citadel L 61–65  5–16
(2–9)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
February 11
no, no 		Appalachian State W 67–58  6–16
(3–9)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 13
no, no 		Davidson L 44–47  6–17
(3–10)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 16
no, no 		Marshall L 61–99  6–18
(3–11)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 20
no, no 		The Citadel W 64–62  7–18
(4–11)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 22*
no, no 		James Madison W 62–60 OT 8–18
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 27
no, no 		Furman L 65–81  8–19
(4–12)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1984–85
1984–85 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record16–14 (7–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga14–2 .87524–8  .750
Marshall†12–4 .75021–13  .618
The Citadel11–5 .68818–11  .621
Western Carolina8–8 .50014–14  .500
VMI7–9 .43816–14  .533
Appalachian State7–9 .43814–14  .500
Davidson6–10 .37510–20  .333
Furman4–12 .2507–21  .250
East Tennessee State3–13 .1889–18  .333
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1985
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 25*
no, no 		at James Madison L 64–67 OT 0–1
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
November 26*
no, no 		Bridgewater W 86–46  1–1
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
November 28*
no, no 		at Old Dominion L 50–56  1–2
 ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
December 1*
no, no 		Lynchburg W 76–60  2–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 3*
no, no 		Virginia L 57–68  2–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 6*
no, no 		Radford W 53–51  3–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 8*
no, no 		Hampden–Sydney W 80–55  4–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 5
no, no 		at Marshall W 58–54  5–3
(1–0)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 14
no, no 		Chattanooga L 60–78  5–4
(1–1)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 17
no, no 		at Appalachian State W 52–47  6–4
(2–1)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
January 19
no, no 		Western Carolina W 60–57  7–4
(3–1)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 21
no, no 		Davidson W 57–51  8–4
(4–1)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 24
no, no 		Furman W 71–62  9–4
(5–1)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 26
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 54–70  9–5
(5–2)		 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 28
no, no 		Marshall L 63–65  9–6
(5–3)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 30*
no, no 		Bluefield W 81–61  10–6
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 2*
no, no 		Bucknell L 60–63  10–7
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 4
no, no 		East Tennessee State W 60–53  11–7
(6–3)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 6*
no, no 		William & Mary W 50–48  12–7
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 9
no, no 		Appalachian State W 64–56  13–7
(7–3)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 12
no, no 		at The Citadel L 61–64 OT 13–8
(7–4)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
February 14
no, no 		at Furman L 58–63  13–9
(7–5)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
February 18
no, no 		at Western Carolina L 54–61  13–10
(7–6)		  
Cullowhee, NC
February 21
no, no 		at Davidson L 63–71  13–11
(7–7)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
February 23
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 70–71 OT 13–12
(7–8)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 25
no, no 		The Citadel L 53–69  13–13
(7–9)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 27*
no, no 		Richmond W 48–47  14–13
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
1985 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1
no, no 		vs. Western Carolina W 65–63 OT 15–13
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
March 2
no, no 		vs. Chattanooga W 71–69 OT 16–13
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
March 3
no, no 		vs. Marshall L 65–70  16–14
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1985–86
1985–86 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–17 (5–11 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1985–86 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga12–4 .75021–10  .677
Davidson†10–6 .62520–11  .645
Marshall10–6 .62519–11  .633
Appalachian State9–7 .56317–12  .586
Western Carolina8–8 .50014–14  .500
East Tennessee State8–8 .50013–16  .448
VMI5–11 .31311–17  .393
The Citadel5–11 .31310–18  .357
Furman5–11 .31310–17  .370
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1986
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 23*
no, no 		Christopher Newport W 63–52  1–0
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
November 25*
no, no 		Averett W 106–67  2–0
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
November 26*
no, no 		Radford W 69–59  3–0
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 2*
no, no 		James Madison W 91–88  4–0
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 4*
no, no 		at Virginia L 58–101  4–1
 University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
December 10*
no, no 		at Richmond L 61–69  4–2
 Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
December 11*
no, no 		Lynchburg W 76–72  5–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 30*
no, no 		vs. #13 Kentucky L 55–93  5–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 9
no, no 		at Appalachian State W 63–56  6–3
(1–0)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
January 11
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 74–88  6–4
(1–1)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 16
no, no 		Marshall L 82–84  6–5
(1–2)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 18
no, no 		Furman W 71–64  7–5
(2–2)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 20
no, no 		The Citadel W 66–64  8–5
(3–2)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 22*
no, no 		at William & Mary L 64–71  8–6
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 25
no, no 		Western Carolina L 55–57  8–7
(3–3)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 27
no, no 		Chattanooga L 70–72  8–8
(3–4)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 30
no, no 		at Marshall L 77–85  8–9
(3–5)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 1
no, no 		at Davidson L 68–75  8–10
(3–6)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
February 3
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 74–77  8–11
(3–7)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 8
no, no 		at The Citadel W 83–76  9–11
(4–7)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
February 10
no, no 		at Furman L 70–72 OT 9–12
(4–8)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
February 12*
no, no 		Bluefield W 70–68  10–12
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 15
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 64–74  10–13
(4–9)		 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 17
no, no 		at Western Carolina L 96–99 OT 10–14
(4–10)		  
Cullowhee, NC
February 19*
no, no 		#18 Virginia Tech L 73–88  10–15
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 22
no, no 		Appalachian State L 67–69  10–16
(4–11)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 24
no, no 		Davidson W 76–70  11–16
(5–11)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
1986 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 28
no, no 		vs. Davidson L 62–71  11–17
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1986–87
1986–87 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–17 (5–11 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1986–87 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall †15–1 .93825–6  .806
Chattanooga14–2 .87521–8  .724
Davidson12–4 .75020–10  .667
Furman10–6 .62517–12  .586
The Citadel6–10 .37513–15  .464
VMI5–11 .31311–17  .393
Western Carolina4–12 .25010–19  .345
Appalachian State3–13 .1887–21  .250
East Tennessee State3–13 .1887–21  .250
† 1987 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1987
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
no, no 		Shenandoah W 80–64  1–0
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 1*
no, no 		at James Madison L 68–74  1–1
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
December 3*
no, no 		at Virginia L 69–81  1–2
 University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
December 6*
no, no 		Richmond W 68–57  2–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 8*
no, no 		Elon W 77–72  3–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 10*
no, no 		at Radford L 51–56  3–3
 Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
December 11*
no, no 		Roanoke W 70–59  4–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 22*
no, no 		at Tennessee L 60–99  4–4
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
January 7*
no, no 		at Virginia Tech L 68–99  4–5
 Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 10
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 66–68  4–6
(0–1)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 12
no, no 		Appalachian State W 68–64  5–6
(1–1)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 15
no, no 		Marshall L 71–83  5–7
(1–2)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 17
no, no 		at Furman L 71–90  5–8
(1–3)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
January 19
no, no 		at The Citadel L 78–82 OT 5–9
(1–4)		 McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
January 21*
no, no 		Bluefield W 113–83  6–9
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 24
no, no 		at Western Carolina W 65–56  7–9
(2–4)		 Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
January 26
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 63–75  7–10
(2–5)		 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 29
no, no 		at Marshall L 77–104  7–11
(2–6)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 31
no, no 		Davidson L 65–90  7–12
(2–7)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 7
no, no 		The Citadel W 68–62  8–12
(3–7)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 9
no, no 		Furman L 78–84 OT 8–13
(3–8)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 11*
no, no 		William & Mary W 76–68  9–13
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 14
no, no 		Chattanooga L 60–75  9–14
(3–9)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 16
no, no 		Western Carolina L 62–64  9–15
(3–10)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 19
no, no 		East Tennessee State W 81–65  10–15
(4–10)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 21
no, no 		at Appalachian State W 86–84  11–15
(5–10)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
February 23
no, no 		at Davidson L 69–72  11–16
(5–11)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
1987 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 27
no, no 		vs. Davidson L 63–92  11–17
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1987–88
1987–88 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–17 (6–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall14–2 .87524–8  .750
Furman11–5 .68818–10  .643
Davidson9–7 .56315–13  .536
East Tennessee State9–7 .56314–15  .483
Chattanooga †8–8 .50020–13  .606
Appalachian State8–8 .50016–13  .552
VMI6–10 .37513–17  .433
The Citadel5–11 .3138–20  .286
Western Carolina2–14 .1258–19  .296
† 1988 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
no, no 		Bridgewater W 78–77 OT 1–0
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 2*
no, no 		Radford L 68–88  1–1
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 5*
no, no 		at #17 Georgetown L 45–81  1–2
 Capital Centre 
Washington, D.C.
December 9*
no, no 		Roanoke L 50–51  1–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 12*
no, no 		Shenandoah W 71–55  2–3
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 28*
no, no 		at Texas L 76–85  2–4
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 2*
no, no 		at Oral Roberts W 84–78  3–4
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 6*
no, no 		at Richmond L 55–88  3–5
 Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 11*
no, no 		at William & Mary L 59–69  3–6
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 13
no, no 		Davidson L 64–66  3–7
(0–1)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 16
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 65–86  3–8
(0–2)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 18
no, no 		at Appalachian State L 82–98  3–9
(0–3)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
January 21
no, no 		Marshall L 62–64  3–10
(0–4)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 23
no, no 		Furman W 69–60  4–10
(1–4)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 25
no, no 		The Citadel W 77–63  5–10
(2–4)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 27*
no, no 		Bluefield W 94–80  6–10
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 30
no, no 		Western Carolina L 79–80  7–10
(2–5)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 1
no, no 		Chattanooga W 68–61  7–10
(3–5)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 4
no, no 		at Marshall L 91–95 OT 7–11
(3–6)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 4
no, no 		at Davidson W 59–55  8–11
(4–6)		 Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
February 8
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 61–77  8–12
(4–7)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 11*
no, no 		James Madison W 71–66  9–12
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 13
no, no 		at The Citadel L 59–64  9–13
(4–8)		 John Kresse Arena 
Charleston, SC
February 15
no, no 		at Furman L 64–82  9–14
(4–9)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
February 20
no, no 		Appalachian State W 66–65  10–14
(5–9)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 27
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 70–77  10–15
(5–10)		 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 29
no, no 		at Western Carolina W 75–69  11–16
(6–10)		 Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 4
no, no 		vs. Furman W 78–73  12–16
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
March 5
no, no 		vs. East Tennessee State W 79–60  13–16
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
March 6
no, no 		vs. Chattanooga L 61–75  13–17
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1988–89
1988–89 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–17 (5–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Hall
1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga10–4 .71418–12  .600
Furman9–5 .64317–12  .586
Appalachian State8–6 .57120–8  .714
East Tennessee State †7–7 .50020–11  .645
The Citadel7–7 .50016–12  .571
Marshall6–8 .42915–15  .500
VMI5–9 .35711–17  .393
Western Carolina4–10 .28612–16  .429
† 1989 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1988
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 28
no, no 		at James Madison L 92–94  0–1
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
December 1*
no, no 		Shenandoah W 78–58  1–1
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 5*
no, no 		at #20 Tennessee L 82–84 2OT 1–2
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
December 8*
no, no 		Eastern Mennonite W 96–50  2–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 10*
no, no 		UNC Greensboro W 76–55  3–2
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
December 30*
no, no 		at #18 North Carolina State L 79–105  3–3
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 7*
no, no 		at UNC Asheville L 70–74  3–4
 Justice Center 
Asheville, NC
January 9
no, no 		at Marshall W 63–61  4–4
(1–0)		 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 14
no, no 		at Western Carolina L 71–75  4–5
(1–1)		 Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
January 16
no, no 		at Chattanooga L 76–80 OT 4–6
(1–2)		 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 19*
no, no 		vs. Virginia Tech L 83–90 OT 4–7
 Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, VA
January 21
no, no 		Furman W 91–82 OT 5–7
(2–2)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 23
no, no 		The Citadel L 61–73  5–8
(2–3)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 25*
no, no 		Bluefield W 95–75  6–8
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 28
no, no 		East Tennessee State L 81–91  6–9
(2–4)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
January 30
no, no 		at Appalachian State L 69–76  6–10
(2–5)		 Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
February 2*
no, no 		Richmond L 79–87  6–11
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 4
no, no 		Marshall W 65–63  7–11
(3–5)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 6*
no, no 		William & Mary W 66–64  8–11
 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 9*
no, no 		at Radford W 76–66  9–11
 Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
February 11
no, no 		Chattanooga W 68–66  10–11
(4–5)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 13
no, no 		Western Carolina W 79–66  11–11
(5–5)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 16*
no, no 		at Virginia L 79–92  11–12
 University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
February 18
no, no 		at The Citadel L 79–88  11–13
(5–6)		 Deas Hall 
Charleston, SC
February 20
no, no 		at Furman L 71–87  11–14
(5–7)		 Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
February 25
no, no 		Appalachian State L 60–67  11–15
(5–8)		 Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 27
no, no 		at East Tennessee State L 80–82  11–16
(5–9)		 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 3
no, no 		vs. Furman L 73–81  11–17
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book (PDF). VMI. pp. 53–54. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
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